Five years
ago, antiwar liberals calling the Bush administration fascist were
labeled as kooks, marginalized by their own party leadership, accused
by conservatives of treasonous thoughts worthy of federal punishment,
even deportation. A few years pass, the policies hardly change,
and the political dynamic turns upside down: Tea Party conservatives
accusing the Obama regime of fascist impulses are compared to terrorists,
accused of being racists, told that their hyperbole is a real threat
to the country’s security.

The establishment
derides both groups for their fringe outlook on America, convinced
that the United States is anything but a fascist country. After
all, isn’t America the nation that defeated fascism in the
1940s? Sensible conservatives and liberals agree with that.